Author: Matt Burnham

WELCOME TO KOREMATSU!

As a reminder, registration will take place in the Korematsu Gymnasium on 7125 Donal Ave next week (see schedule below).  During registration, parents and guardians will complete forms and pick up class schedules, as well as get necessary materials, including textbooks and PE clothes. Students are encouraged, but not required to attend.   If you will be on vacation, please contact the school office at (510) 231-1449.

7th Grade Registration is on Tuesday, August 9^th
9 AM — A to H
10 AM — I to Q
11 AM — R to Z

8th Grade Registration is on Wednesday, August 10^th
9 AM — A to H
10 AM — I to Q
11 AM — R to Z

Make-up Day for All Grades is on Thursday, August 11^th, 9 AM to Noon.

What You Should Bring:
Bag or backpack for textbooks
Money for PE Supplies (Cash Only) and/or Korematsu Spirit items (Cash, Check  or Credit Card)

PARKING
Parking is limited. Please park around the school in any of the legal parking spots on Donal, Lawrence or Norvell. Please do not park in loading zones or block neighbors’ driveways.  Respect the neighborhood.

VOLUNTEER TO HELP AT REGISTRATION! 
Parent volunteers are welcome (and needed) at registration. Help is especially needed Tuesday, August 9^th and Wednesday August 10^th.  Any amount of time you can donate between 8:30 a.m. and Noon is welcome and appreciated.

Necessitamos personas que hablan Espanol especialmente.  Email: Alice Christie achristie@wccusd.net

FREE AND REDUCED MEAL APPLICATIONS NOW ONLINE!
Free and reduced meal applications are now available online!  

Safe and Secure
The highest level of data encryption is used, meaning that your information is always safe and guarded.

Private and Available
Apply online in the comfort and privacy of your own home. The online service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, anywhere there is an Internet connection.

Fast
Your data is transmitted to the Food Services Office the same day you apply, allowing for quicker processing so you receive benefits faster.

Apply in English, Spanish and many other languages!
Click here to learn more
Apply by clicking on this link!

KOREMATSU SPIRIT WEAR
If you are looking to buy Korematsu t-shirts and sweatshirts right now, we have a limited number of last season’s items that will be on sale during Registration and at the two socials. Today’s sweatshirt price is $20 (instead of $28) and t-shirt price is $10 (instead of $15). While supplies last.  When they are gone, they are gone!

COMMUNICATIONS AT KOREMATSU
Don’t miss out on important school-related information! Get on the e-tree and invite others to do the same!

The GOOGLE GROUP E-Tree is our prime communication method on campus.  Every Thursday the PTSA publishes “The Phoenix” newsletter electronically. It contains announcements of upcoming events, programming and links to online content.

Join the KOREMATSU GOOGLE GROUP. To be added, email us at: korematsuPTSA@gmail.com

“LIKE” us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/PortolaMiddleSchool

SOCIALS!!!
Come meet new friends and catch up with the old at the following socials:

Ice Cream Social (Free Event)
Saturday, August 20, 3 to 5 PM
Castro Clubhouse & Park
(next to Korematsu Gym)

Back to School Pizza Picnic
Thursday, August 25^th, 5 PM to 7 PM
Korematsu Amphitheater
(Outside the Multipurpose Room)
$5 per person (pizza, salad, drinks & dessert)
Parents, Guardians, Students, Siblings – All Welcome!

It’s become an annual tradition, a get-to-know-you event before the start of school to chase away the middle-school jitters.  Saturday, August 20th 3-5pm, Castro Park Clubhouse.  We will see you there!!

It’s become an annual tradition, a get-to-know-you event before the start of school to chase away the middle-school jitters.  This year we are planning an ice cream social, likely to be held in Castro Park.  Date and time: Saturday, August 20th 3-5pm.  More details to follow.  We will see you there!!

Here is this flyer in PDF if you would like to save/print.

Tuesday, June 7th

6:00 p.m. Start Time

Please be advised that the promotion ceremony start time changed to 6:00 p.m.   We’ll be outside the MPR in our amphitheater and want a little extra daylight for the festivities.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016  7:00 p.m.  OPEN TO ALL!

Screenagers probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including the director’s own, and depicts messy struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through surprising insights from authors and brain scientists solutions emerge on how we can empower kids to best navigate a digital world.   $10 Adult; $5 student with ID and anyone with financial hardship (no questions asked).   Buy tickets by clicking on this link.  Suitable for kids and adults.     Click here to learn more about this movie.

Click here for the link to sign up.  And click here for the pdf flyer for this afterschool program.

Spring Break is March 21-25. When students return on March 28th, it will be to our brand new campus!  But how will they know where to go?  The school site map is below and can be found on pdf here.  The list of teachers and classrooms can be found here.  Your student was given a paper copy of the map and their schedule in class.

OK, so the kids can figure out where to go for class, but where do the parents and guardians drop them off and pick them up?  Notice on the map below (or here) that there are drop off zones on Norvell and Lawrence.  Traffic should move around the school in a clockwise direction.  Please be considerate of the neighbors and do not drop students off in front of houses or on the wrong side of the street.  Students taking AC Transit to school will be dropped off and picked up right on front of the school on Donal.